List of Dunfermline Athletic F.C. seasons

Dunfermline Athletic Football Club, an association football club based in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, was founded in 1885. The club played in lower leagues until the 1912–13 season when they joined the Scottish Football League in Division Two.

The table below details their achievements in first-team competitions for each completed season since joining the Scottish Football League in 1912–13.

Key

Key to divisions Premier Division – Scottish Football League Premier Division Premier League – Scottish Premier League Division B – Scottish Football League Division B Division One – Scottish Football League Division One Division Two – Scottish Football League Division Two First Division – Scottish Football League First Division Second Division – Scottish Football League Second Division League One – Scottish League One

Key to symbols – Champions – Promoted – Relegated – Top or joint-top league scorer in Dunfermline's division

Key to rounds – Competition not held QR2 – Second qualifying round Group – Group stage R1 – First round, etc. QF – Quarter-final SF – Semi-final – Runners-up – Winners

Seasons +List of seasons, including league division and statistics, cup results and top scorer where knownSeasonLeague recordScottish CupLeague CupChallenge CupEuropean competitionsTop scorer(s)DivisionCompetitionResultPlayer(s)Goals1912–13Division Two2613764527332ndR2rowspan=3rowspan=3 — — 1913–14Division Two2211474628263rd — — — 1914–15Division Two26132114939286th — — colspan=17 1921–22Division Two381410145642388thR2 rowspan=19 rowspan=19 — — 1922–23Division Two3811111647443313thR3 — — 1923–24Division Two381411135245397thR1 — — 1924–25Division Two381471762573513thR1 — — 1925–26Division Two 38267510943591stR1 — — 531926–27Division One381082053852818thR3 — — 1927–28Division One 384430411261220thR4 — — 1928–29Division Two361371666723311thR1 — — 1929–30Division Two381661699853810thR1 — — 1930–31Division Two38207118350473rdR1 — — 1931–32Division Two381761578734010thR4 — — 1932–33Division Two3420778944473rdR1 — — 1933–34Division Two 34204109052442ndR1 — — 1934–35Division One381352056963115thR1 — — 1935–36Division One381381773923410thQF — — 1936–37Division One 385112265982119thR1 — — 1937–38Division Two34175128276399thR1 — — 1938–39Division Two34185119978415thR3 — — 1939–40Division Two422010562nd — — colspan=17 1946–47Division B26103135072238thR1R1rowspan=44 — — 1947–48Division B30133147271297thR2R1 — — 1948–49Division B3016958058414thR1R1 — — 1949–50Division B30164107157363rdR3RU — — 1950–51Division B301241458732810thR1R1 — — 1951–52Division B30152137465326thR3R1 — — 291952–53Division B30991251582711thR1R1 — — 1953–54Division B30119104857318thR2QF — — 221954–55Division B 3019477240422ndR6R1 — — 1955–56Division One341061842822616thR5R1 — — 1956–57Division One 34961954742417thR6QF — — 1957–58Division Two 36245712042532ndR3R1 — — 401958–59Division One341081668872816thQFQF — — 1959–60Division One341091572802913thR2R1 — — 1960–61Division One341271565813112thWR1 — — 1961–62Division One34195107746434thQFR1UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QF 1962–63Division One34138135047348thR3R1Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R2 1963–64Division One3418976433455thSFR1 — — 1964–65Division One3422578336493rdRUQFInter-Cities Fairs Cup R3 1965–66Division One3419699455444thSFR1Inter-Cities Fairs Cup QF 1966–67Division One341410107252388thQFQFInter-Cities Fairs Cup R2 1967–68Division One34175126441394thWR1 — — 1968–69Division One3419786345453rdR2R1UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SF 1969–70Division One34155144545359thR1R1Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R3 1970–71Division One346111744562316thR4R1 — — 1971–72Division One 34791831502318thR3R1 — — 1972–73Division Two 3623679532522ndR3R1 — — 1973–74Division One34881843652416thR3R2 — — 1974–75Division One 34791846662315thR3R1 — — 1975–76First Division 265101130511713thR3R1 — — 1976–77Second Division39201095236503rdR3R1 — — 1977–78Second Division39181296441483rdR2QF — — 1978–79Second Division 39191466640522ndR3R2 — — 1979–80First Division3911131539573510thR4R1 — — 1980–81First Division391072241582712thR3R2 — — 1981–82First Division3911141446563610thR3R1 — — 1982–83First Division 397171539693113thR4R1 — — 1983–84Second Division391310164445369thR3R2 — — 1984–85Second Division39171576136493rdR1R2 — — 1985–86Second Division 39231159147571stR3R2 — — 1986–87First Division 442310116141562ndR3R2 — — 1987–88448102641842611thQFR3 — — 1988–89First Division 39221076036541stR3QF — — 1989–90Premier Division36118173750308thQFSF — — 1990–91Premier Division36811173861278thR3R3 — — — 1991–92Premier Division 444103022801812thR4RU — — — 1992–93First Division44228146447523rdR3R3R1 — — 1993–94First Division4429789335652ndR3R3QF — — 1994–95First Division36181446332682ndR4R3SF — — 1995–96First Division 3621877341711stR4R3SF — — 1996–97Premier Division36129155265455thR4SF — — — 151997–98Premier Division36813154368378thR4SF — — — 221998–99Premier League364161628592810thR4R2 — — 101999–2000First Division 36201156633712ndR3R3R1 — — 162000–01Premier League38119183454429thR4QF — — — 92001–02Premier League38129174164458thR4R3 — — — 92002–03Premier League38137185471467thQFQF — — — 222003–04Premier League381411134552534thRUR3 — — — 172004–05Premier League388102034603411thR4QF — UEFA Cup QR2 82005–06Premier League38892133683311thR3RU — — — 152006–07Premier League 38882226553212thRUR3 — — —Stephen Simmons 52007–08First Division361312113641515thR4R3RU UEFA Cup QR2 152008–09First Division36149135244513rdSFQFR2 — — 172009–10First Division36177125444583rdR5R3R2 — — 152010–11First Division 36201066631701stR5R3R2 — — 202011–12Premier League 385102340822512thR4R2 — — — 122012–13First Division 36147156259349thR5R3R1 — — 142013–14League One36196116854632ndR5R2R2 — — 132014–15League One36139144648487thR4R2R2 — — 92015–16League One 3624758330791stR4R3QF — — 30 2016–17Championship361212124643485thR5GroupQF — — 162017–18Championship36161196035594thR4R2R3 — — 212018–19Championship36118173340417thR4R2R3 — —Louis Longridge 62019–20Championship28107114136376thR3R2R3 — — 232020–21Championship2710983834394thR2QF — — 112021–22Championship 36714153653359thR3R2R3 — — 92022–23League One 36231216321811stR4GroupQF — — 202023–24Championship361112134348456thR3GroupR3 — — 72024–25Championship3698192843357thR5GroupSF — — 122025–26Championship36149135241514thRUGroupR2 — — 16

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